HP – Thai Quinoa Salad
- Updated on Apr 23, 2022
HP – Thai Quinoa Salad
Thai Quinoa Salad – Tropical Vibes. A refreshingly light, tasty Asian super-dish with lots of protein, fiber and tropical flavour. Get your summer feeling here.
Servings:2 servings
Calories:649kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- ¼ papaya (¼ = roughly 300g; alternatively use mango)
- 4 tbsp peanuts
- 3 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp peanut oil (or olive oil)
- 6 oz sugar snap peas (a good handful)
- ½ red onion
- 1 bunch basil, fresh (Thai basil would be best)
- 1 bunch mint, fresh
- 2 tsp coconut flakes
- 1 tsp hot sauce (eg. sriracha)
- ½ lemon (juiced; lime also works well)
- 1 thumb ginger, fresh (grated)
- salt
Optional:
- 1 stick lemongrass (optional but awesome)
- 1 clove garlic (crushed)
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa according to instructions. Smack the lemongrass stick on the table to “open it up”, add it to the quinoa with a pinch of salt.
- When the quinoa is ready, remove the lemongrass.
- While the quinoa is cooking, peel the mango or papaya, take out the seed(s) and cut into small cubes. Add them to a mixing bowl.
- Chop the peanuts roughly, then roast them (if not already roasted) together with the sesame seeds in a pan on medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Off they go into the bowl as well.
- In the same pan and with some peanut oil gently fry the snap peas for 1 minute and tip them into the bowl as well.
- Thinly slice the red onion, chop the (Thai) basil and mint leaves. Together with the quinoa, mix it all with the other ingredients. Finish the salad off with lemon juice, coconut flakes, hot sauce and the grated ginger. If you fancy garlic, now is the time to grate it in as well.
- Enjoy!
NOTES
Choose your fruit. Papaya and mango both work equally well in this dish – we suggest choosing whichever you like more or can find easier/less costly.
You can add more spicy sauce if that’s your thing or more peanuts if you like it nutty 🙂
IF YOU LIKED THIS RECIPE: Then this Asian tofu salad might be right up your street! Or maybe this hot blueberry drizzle quinoa breakfast porridge will float your boat.
Jansen really got some summer vibes going with this creation. Thanks a lot for sharing it with us, buddy!
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
HP – Thai Quinoa Salad
Amount per Serving
Calories
649
% Daily Value*
Fat
24
g
37
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
10
g
Monounsaturated Fat
9
g
Sodium
71
mg
3
%
Potassium
1199
mg
34
%
Carbohydrates
91
g
30
%
Fiber
15
g
63
%
Sugar
20
g
22
%
Protein
24
g
48
%
Vitamin A
2364
IU
47
%
Vitamin C
109
mg
132
%
Calcium
259
mg
26
%
Iron
9
mg
50
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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